Conscious Existence | A Journey Within
We are gifted every moment with life's most precious achievement: A conscious mind, enabling us to sense and hold within the universe's boundless beauty.
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Marc ZimmermannDirector
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Felix FahleProducer
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Virtual Reality
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Runtime:12 minutes 40 seconds
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Completion Date:May 1, 2018
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Production Budget:12,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:360 spherical, stereo over-under
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Stereopsia 2018Brussels
Belgium
December 7, 2018
Winner, Lumiere Award "Best Visual VR Content" -
Animago Award 2018Munic
Germany
October 26, 2018
Nomination "Best AR/VR/360° Production" -
Sehsüchte 2019Berlin
Germany
Official Selection -
Landshut Filmfestival 2019Landshut
Germany
Official Selection -
CPH:DOX 2019Copenhagen
Official Selection -
Lava Virtual (Showcase) 2019Laval
France -
Series Mania 2019Lille
France
Official Selection
Marc Zimmermann, born 1990 in Dresden (Germany), is a digital artist with a passion for matte painting, digital environments and visual effects. After working as an intern at Artificial Illusions Film OHG and AVANGA Filmproduktion GmbH in the fields of 3D-animation, visual effects and compositing he studied at the “Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Postproduction” (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg) where he
got his diploma in animation in 2015.
Besides working as a freelancer for film and advertising he consistently creates personal projects that use landscapes and environments to tell stories and provoke emotions. In his personal projects he creates everything from concept art to music and sound design.
Currently he is digging deeper into the realm of virtual reality.
With the virtual-reality experience Conscious Existence I intend to praise life’s most precious achievement - our conscious mind.
Our way of thinking about life influences our perception of the world around us. False priorities can act like blinders and make us overlook the ever-present beauty of the universe, which can be our greatest source of energy and inspiration. A positive and appreciative mindset enables us to harvest that energy to fuel our inner space and retain wellbeing. We need keep our ability to see the world through the wondering eyes of a child.
The viewer will be sent onto a journey towards consciousness and shall himself transcend into a relaxed, appreciative emotional state.